by Liz Braswell
First published 2018
Belle reaches for the Beast's enchanted rose and unleashes a torrent of forgotten memories. She watches scenes of a mother she believed lost forever, but these visions reveal an impossible truth. Her mother is the enchantress who cast the curse that transformed the Beast and trapped everyone in his castle. Belle struggles to reconcile the loving woman from her memories with the sorceress who created such suffering. She and the Beast must piece together a mystery that has shaped both their lives for twenty-one years. Their families share secrets that neither understood, connections that explain why Belle arrived at this cursed place. As they uncover the truth about the past, Belle faces questions about her own identity and her mother's choices. The third book in the bestselling Twisted Tale series reimagines the familiar story by placing Belle's family at the center of the curse itself.
Genres: romance, fantasy, fairy-tale-retellings, historical-fantasy
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Cursed Castle
Period: 21 Years
484 pages · Paperback · Random House/Disney